China successfully launches heavy-lift carrier rocket

China today successfully launched its newly-developed heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5 from Hainan Province.

China today successfully launched its newly-developed heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5 from Hainan Province.

A Long March 5 carrier rocket is launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China . (REUTERS/China Daily Photo)

The rocket blasted off from the coastal Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province at around 8:43 PM local time.

An official of the mission declared the launch a success about 40 minutes later, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.